Buck Harvey: 2000 Fears: How Spurs' Red got his own Russell

[anakha]

great article, would a damn shame to see Parker win the MVP over Timmy just because TP is avg. 4pts more even though Duncan is killing him in rbs and blks and assists are the same for aPG and PF

And this is relevant to this thread how?

Jeez.

[Capt Bringdown]

While Duncan was chasing Kidd, Robinson always backed Parker as the point guard of this team. That's why after every big playoff win, Parker is the first Spur to go seek out Robinson in the crowd. It's odd since Parker only played with him for two seasons, but no one on the Spurs is more appreciative of Robinson being a loyal fan than Parker.

Didn't realize this, that's way cool. Yah gotta love the Admiral.

[Strike]

Great ing article.

I was sweatin that summer.

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I bet if Doc Rivers had it to do over, he would let Amy on the freaking plane.

, he would have given her the plane!

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great article, would a damn shame to see Parker win the MVP over Timmy just because TP is avg. 4pts more even though Duncan is killing him in rbs and blks and assists are the same for aPG and PF

[td4mvp3]

I bet if Doc Rivers had it to do over, he would let Amy on the freaking plane.

[picnroll]

I bet if Doc Rivers had it to do over, he would let Amy on the freaking plane.

I bet if Rivers had it to do over he'd let her pilot the plane.

[Spurminator]

You know, for all the talk about how fortunate the Spurs are to have gotten the #1 pick in the Robinson and Duncan drafts (and they were), what gets lost a lot of times is that the Spurs, despite being a small market team often with less money to offer, managed to KEEP Robinson and Duncan when there may have been more seductive opportunities elsewhere.

[K-State Spur]

I didn't read it necessarily as Robinson would be dumped. I personally don't think the franchise could have afforded to lose Duncan and Robinson in the same offseason.

I read it that we may have had to dump other salaries, thus leading to a rebuilding effort. As DRob entered the twilight of his career, he would have had to play for a 25-30 win team, this time actually being on the floor.

[Strike]

Agreed. Hill was awesome when he played for Detroit. If I remember correctly, he was thought of as the resurgence of the Pistons as an east power.

Too bad his injuries destroyed what would have been a hall of fame career.

[lordswing]

David took less money twice (including tearing up the greatest contract in pro sports history), so I doubt the money was anything but a small factor in his pitch to Tim.

Could you elaborate on the greatest contract in pro sports history? This has made me curious, and wikipedia made no mention of this.

[Marcus Bryant]

Could you elaborate on the greatest contract in pro sports history? This has made me curious, and wikipedia made no mention of this.

DRob's 1st contract adjusted his salary annually to be the average of the top 2 highest paid players in the league (for that season, IIRC).

[lordswing]

DRob's 1st contract adjusted his salary annually to be the average of the top 2 highest paid players in the league (for that season, IIRC).

That is indeed an amazing contract, wow. Thanks!

[2centsworth]

You know, for all the talk about how fortunate the Spurs are to have gotten the #1 pick in the Robinson and Duncan drafts (and they were), what gets lost a lot of times is that the Spurs, despite being a small market team often with less money to offer, managed to KEEP Robinson and Duncan when there may have been more seductive opportunities elsewhere.

those guys will get max contracts anywhere they go, but it's the other guys like Bruce who could really get more elsewhere. However, the one thing SA has going for it is that someone like Bruce can afford a 25,000 sqft house in SA, but in NY or LA they could only afford maybe a 5000 sqft home.

$ goes a lot further here.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good article by Harvey. Would have been great without the weak comment about DRob.